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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

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A few outstanding questions for AT&T
Probing under the hood of network-to-network handoffs Read More


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Understand the Network Impact of 802.11n
As performance and reliability increase with 802.11n, the WLAN becomes a viable alternative to the wired network for mission- critical applications. This paper outlines the drawbacks of centralized controller-based approaches and how they will provide unavoidable roadblocks when faced with the increases in bandwidth provided by 802.11n. Read More!

Your BlackBerry's dirty little security secret
There are many creative ways for people to spy on you through your BlackBerry. A SOURCE Boston preview. Read More

iPad scaring off some schools, at least temporarily
While Israel has grabbed many headlines for its Wi-Fi-related iPad import ban, several U.S. universities are also approaching the iPad with caution. Read More

Half of iPad users have Windows device in home, research finds
A little more than half of all iPad user have a Windows computer at home, according to a sampling of nearly 75,000 of the tablet computers studied by online advertising network Chitika. Read More

Gizmodo names Apple coder who lost "iPhone 4G"
Gizmodo has revealed that the person who lost the purported next generation iPhone, images of which have been circulating on the Web over the past few days, is a 27-year-old Apple software engineer named Gray Powell who probably will never again be as famous, or notorious, as he is right now. Read More


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Minimize Datacenter Costs with Server Offload
This technical guide helps you learn how to reduce your server costs up to 60%. You'll gain valuable information on how Citrix NetScaler helps reduce datacetner costs with server and infrastructure offload. Read More!

MIT researchers boost efficiency of wireless power
MIT researchers working on wireless power have discovered a way to make it more efficient: Charge up lots of electronic gear at the same time. Read More

Android in 2013: Capabilities
Two weeks ago, I began the "Android in 2013" series, projecting where Android will be a few years' out. The two initial posts were focused on Android hardware, first smartphones, then everything other than smartphones. Today, let's lay out the cards and take a look at what the operating system itself will look like in 2013. Read More

HTC Droid Incredible: Early Reviews Positive
Verizon's second flagship Droid smartphone, the HTC Incredible, is now available for pre-orders, on a two-year contract for $200. Verizon says the first deliveries should arrive on April 29th, if ordered online before 4pm local time by April 28th. Read More

Emergency network still needed, FCC public safety chief says
The Federal Communications Commission's top public safety official renewed his call for creation of a $16 billion national data network for public safety workers to be partly financed by a monthly fee on all broadband users. Read More


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A Smart Path To Virtualization
As server virtualization continues to transform the data center, enterprises have some critical decisions to make. How will they migrate to a fully virtualized environment? Dell is partnering with other industry leaders to build a flexible, industry-standard approach that helps simplify the transition. Learn More

Adobe Announces Flash for Android Beta Testing
Apple may not want Flash on its mobile devices, but users of Android will soon gain full support for the multimedia platform. Read More

iPhone is app development king
The iPhone operating system has come out on top of a new survey of application developers conducted by Ovum Research. Read More

iPad online use approaches Android, BlackBerry
In its first 10 days, Apple's iPad has captured almost as much online usage share as the BlackBerry or Google's Android operating system, a Web metrics firm said Read More

1 in 3 teens send 100-plus text messages per day
Pew study shows text messaging blows away face-to-face, e-mail interaction between teens Read More

MythBusters for iPhone
MythBusters, a science entertainment show on the Discovery Channel, boasts quite the cult following. And nowadays, you can't very well create a popular culture phenomenon without an iPhone app. Read More

Starbucks Tries Mobile Payments
Starbucks expands a pilot test of a system that lets customers use an iPhone app to pay for purchases. Read More



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